Viking nicknames
I follow Dr Janina Ramirez, that the sort of gothy history lady off the telly.
Anyway, I took a break from it when she went out and whilst going through her knicker drawer I saw she had left her twitter thing on and had posted the above link.
"many would be based on physical appearance, including those that were sexually explicit (Kolbeinn Butter Penis)"
bonus link for Worst Nicknames for Medieval Rulers:
www.medievalists.net/2013/10/alfonso-the-slobberer-and-ivar-the-boneless-worst-nicknames-for-medieval-rulers/
Right.. must dash. Waldemar Januszczak's bins won't rifle through themselves you know.
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 15:04, Share, Reply)
I follow Dr Janina Ramirez, that the sort of gothy history lady off the telly.
Anyway, I took a break from it when she went out and whilst going through her knicker drawer I saw she had left her twitter thing on and had posted the above link.
"many would be based on physical appearance, including those that were sexually explicit (Kolbeinn Butter Penis)"
bonus link for Worst Nicknames for Medieval Rulers:
www.medievalists.net/2013/10/alfonso-the-slobberer-and-ivar-the-boneless-worst-nicknames-for-medieval-rulers/
Right.. must dash. Waldemar Januszczak's bins won't rifle through themselves you know.
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 15:04, Share, Reply)
I don't watch the telly.
I feel I've been sorely missing out now. Cor, she's not alf bad!
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 15:09, Share, Reply)
I feel I've been sorely missing out now. Cor, she's not alf bad!
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 15:09, Share, Reply)
she's alright but dont get why she (and a tiny handful of others) gets to do every history/arts/culture program
It's as if our universities werent absolutely packed with eccentrics who can rattle off lectures on their specialisms with their eyes closed
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 15:34, Share, Reply)
It's as if our universities werent absolutely packed with eccentrics who can rattle off lectures on their specialisms with their eyes closed
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 15:34, Share, Reply)
They lack TV presenting skills (eg, keeping your eyes open).
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 16:01, Share, Reply)
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 16:01, Share, Reply)
Which is why Dan Snow
can present himself as an "historian". I believe he's got a Master's woop woop.
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 16:06, Share, Reply)
can present himself as an "historian". I believe he's got a Master's woop woop.
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 16:06, Share, Reply)
straight out of uni into his first presenting job with his dad
It's been a tough ride for poor Dan
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 16:47, Share, Reply)
It's been a tough ride for poor Dan
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 16:47, Share, Reply)
i fucking hate dan.
lloyd george being his great great grandad not withstanding.
( , Mon 4 Jun 2018, 17:02, Share, Reply)
Greatness homoeopathically dilute over generations of toffs
Results in a Dan.
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 10:20, Share, Reply)
Results in a Dan.
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 10:20, Share, Reply)
double first at Oxford though
Sure that secured him that first foot in the door. On his Dad's tv show
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 11:12, Share, Reply)
Sure that secured him that first foot in the door. On his Dad's tv show
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 11:12, Share, Reply)
Point taken.
Still too dumb to do it by himself on a rival channel to show dad he is a big boy now.
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 22:23, Share, Reply)
Still too dumb to do it by himself on a rival channel to show dad he is a big boy now.
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 22:23, Share, Reply)
A mate of mine went to university with him
and found it necessary to punch him in the face, apparently.
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 12:46, Share, Reply)
and found it necessary to punch him in the face, apparently.
( , Tue 5 Jun 2018, 12:46, Share, Reply)